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Leonard Hall | Deaf community is keeping busy - KansasCity.com
The deaf and hard of hearing community in Olathe has been very active. With around 2,000 deaf and hard of hearing people in central Johnson County, including Olathe, the community has made sure there are events throughout the year.
Hearing people would also enjoy some of the interesting events in April that are open to the public.
On Thursday, the Kansas School for the Deaf will hold the Miss Deaf Teen Kansas event. The event gives deaf and hard of hearing high school girls a chance to actually participate in a teen pageant using their own mode of communication: sign language.
The Miss Deaf Teen Kansas event will follow the format of the Miss Deaf Kansas Ambassadorship (formerly Miss Deaf Kansas Pageant) for older contestants, which will be held this summer at the Kansas Association of the Deaf conference in Salina.
Contestants will provide presentations, questions and answers, a short talent show and show their beautiful dresses. It is surprising to see that some teen contestants do as well as the Miss Deaf Kansas Ambassadorship contestants do.
The event will be at KSD Murphy Auditorium beginning at 7 p.m.
On Friday, the Kansas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing will meet at the Johnson County Mental Health Center, 1125 W. Spruce St., Olathe from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. It is good to see a state agency hold one of its quarterly meeting in Olathe so the deaf community can attend.
On Saturday, at 12:15 p.m., the AMC Mainstreet Theater in Kansas City’s Power and Light District will show the American Sign Language movie “Gerald” as part of this year Kansas City Film Festival. The deaf director of the movie, Mark Woods, will be on a panel with two other filmmakers to discuss the filmmaking process and their experiences, and to answer questions.
This is a big event for the deaf community as the success of the screening will impact the festival future support in bringing deaf ASL films to Kansas City. This project will expose the ASL movie to a wider audience. The deaf community is welcome to attend.
The festival runs through Sunday. Tickets for the movie are $10 and can be purchased on The Official Site of the Kansas City FilmFest.
On April 16, a full-feature ASL movie, “Forget Me Not” will be shown at 6 p.m. at Grace Heartland Community Church, 9507 E. 59th St., Raytown. Ticket price is $10 for admission and refreshments. All of the actors are deaf and use American Sign Language.
To get on the email list for events for the deaf community and receive the monthly Kansas Deaf News, send email to legalnetwk@aol.com.
The deaf and hard of hearing community in Olathe has been very active. With around 2,000 deaf and hard of hearing people in central Johnson County, including Olathe, the community has made sure there are events throughout the year.
Hearing people would also enjoy some of the interesting events in April that are open to the public.
On Thursday, the Kansas School for the Deaf will hold the Miss Deaf Teen Kansas event. The event gives deaf and hard of hearing high school girls a chance to actually participate in a teen pageant using their own mode of communication: sign language.
The Miss Deaf Teen Kansas event will follow the format of the Miss Deaf Kansas Ambassadorship (formerly Miss Deaf Kansas Pageant) for older contestants, which will be held this summer at the Kansas Association of the Deaf conference in Salina.
Contestants will provide presentations, questions and answers, a short talent show and show their beautiful dresses. It is surprising to see that some teen contestants do as well as the Miss Deaf Kansas Ambassadorship contestants do.
The event will be at KSD Murphy Auditorium beginning at 7 p.m.
On Friday, the Kansas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing will meet at the Johnson County Mental Health Center, 1125 W. Spruce St., Olathe from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. It is good to see a state agency hold one of its quarterly meeting in Olathe so the deaf community can attend.
On Saturday, at 12:15 p.m., the AMC Mainstreet Theater in Kansas City’s Power and Light District will show the American Sign Language movie “Gerald” as part of this year Kansas City Film Festival. The deaf director of the movie, Mark Woods, will be on a panel with two other filmmakers to discuss the filmmaking process and their experiences, and to answer questions.
This is a big event for the deaf community as the success of the screening will impact the festival future support in bringing deaf ASL films to Kansas City. This project will expose the ASL movie to a wider audience. The deaf community is welcome to attend.
The festival runs through Sunday. Tickets for the movie are $10 and can be purchased on The Official Site of the Kansas City FilmFest.
On April 16, a full-feature ASL movie, “Forget Me Not” will be shown at 6 p.m. at Grace Heartland Community Church, 9507 E. 59th St., Raytown. Ticket price is $10 for admission and refreshments. All of the actors are deaf and use American Sign Language.
To get on the email list for events for the deaf community and receive the monthly Kansas Deaf News, send email to legalnetwk@aol.com.